Atari's Haunted House Rises from the Grave

The classic Atari 2600 game Haunted House will live again, just in time for Halloween.

The classic Atari 2600 game Haunted House will live again this coming September, just in time for Halloween. If you're ready for a return trip to Graves Mansion, Atari is planning an eerie 3D environment of towers, basements, and catacombs. Players will need to find hidden treasures, solve puzzles, fight bosses, and navigate the mansion's many levels on their way to a showdown with Zachery Graves. Just as in the original, the player's goal is to reassemble scattered pieces of an urn.

The original Haunted House was similar to Atari's Adventure, with a 2D top-down view of a blocky and heavily pixilated house map. Still, it became a favorite as it challenged players to escape the house with at least one of their nine lives intact. The updated version will celebrate the title's 30s anniversary when it launches on the Wii, Xbox Live Arcade, and Windows PCs. Back to top

Troy Dreier is a technology writer and editor based in Jersey City, NJ. He’s the editor of OnlineVideo.net, senior associate editor for StreamingMedia.com, and a former staff editor for PC Magazine. He’s @tdreier on Twitter.
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